Edit Menu
The Edit Menu contains tools for selecting and manipulating objects, in addition to program, device, and machine settings.
Click any option in the image below to go directly to the relevant page for that tool, or scroll down for a list of options and descriptions.
Note for macOS users
On macOS, Settings are accessible in the LightBurn menu, labeled as Preferences, or by pressing Cmd + ,
Undo¶
Ctrl/Cmd+Z
Reverses previous actions taken, starting with the most recent action taken, and proceeding to previous actions with successive Undos.
See Undo/Redo for more information.
Redo¶
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z
Restores actions previously reversed using Undo, starting with the most recent action Undone, and proceeding to previous reversed actions with successive Redos.
See Undo/Redo for more information.
Select All¶
Ctrl/Cmd+A
Selects all objects in your Workspace.
See Selection Tools for more information.
Invert Selection¶
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I
Deselects all objects that are currently selected and selects all objects that are not currently selected.
See Selection Tools for more information.
Cut¶
Ctrl/Cmd+X
Deletes selected objects while copying them to clipboard at the same time.
See Clipboard Tools for more information.
Copy¶
Ctrl/Cmd+C
Saves a copy of selected objects to your computer's clipboard (temporary storage location).
See Clipboard Tools for more information.
Duplicate¶
Ctrl/Cmd+D
Create duplicates of selected objects directly on top of the existing objects.
See Clipboard Tools for more information.
Paste¶
Ctrl/Cmd+V
Inserts objects that are copied to your clipboard (temporary storage location) into your. Pasted objects are centered at the location of the cursor at the time of pasting.
See Clipboard Tools for more information.
Paste in Place¶
Inserts objects copied to your clipboard (temporary storage location) into your Workspace, and positions them according to their location in the project they were copied from.
See Clipboard Tools for more information.
Delete¶
Del
Deletes selected objects, removing the from your Workspace.
See Clipboard Tools for more information.
Convert to Path¶
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C
Converts squares, ellipses, polygons, text, or QR codes created using LightBurn's Creation Tools into editable paths made up of lines, curves, and nodes.
See Convert to Path for more information.
Convert to Bitmap¶
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C
Converts selected vector graphics into a bitmap image.
See Convert to Bitmap for more information.
Close Path¶
Connects a shape with one start and one end node by creating a new line between them. The existing start and end nodes must be within .5 mm of one another.
See Close Path for more information.
Close Selected Paths With Tolerance¶
Opens a dialog window to close selected paths with one start and one end node within a specified distance apart from one another, and to move their ends together or join them with lines.
See Close Selected Paths with Tolerance for more information.
Auto-Join Selected Shapes¶
Alt/Option+J
Joins many disconnected line segments together at once, if the segments' end points are almost touching (within .05 mm of one another).
See Auto-Join Selected Shapes for more information.
Optimize Selected Shapes¶
Alt/Option+Shift+O
Smooths selected shapes or fits them to arcs or lines. The dialog box allows you to set your tolerance for how much deviation from the original shape is acceptable.
See Optimize Selected Shapes for more information.
Delete Duplicates¶
Alt/Option+D
Deletes duplicated objects (objects with identical shapes, sizes, and positions) in your Workspace.
See Delete Duplicates for more information.
Select Open Shapes¶
Selects all shapes in the Workspace that are open, meaning they are not paths that form a closed, continuous loop but, instead, have start and end points that are different from one another.
See Selection Tools for more information.
Select Open Shapes Set to Fill¶
Selects all shapes assigned to a layer set to Fill or Offset Fill mode that are open, meaning they are not closed, continuous loops but, instead, have start and end points that are different from one another.
See Selection Tools for more information.
Select All Shapes in Current Layer¶
Selects all shapes in the active layer in the Cuts / Layers window.
See Selection Tools for more information.
Select Contained Shapes¶
Selects all shapes contained by the currently selected shape. The currently selected shape remains in the resulting selection.
See Selection Tools for more information.
Select Shapes Smaller Than Selected¶
Selects all shapes that are smaller than the currently selected shape. Currently selected shape remains in the resulting selection.
See Selection Tools for more information.
Image Options¶
Provides a set of tools for updating and changing imported images.
See Image Options for more information.
Refresh Image¶
Reloads the selected image file. Useful if an imported image file has been updated.
Replace Image¶
Replaces the selected image with a different image file.
Replace Image to Fit¶
Replaces the selected image with a different image file, adjusting the size of the new image to fit in the same space as the original image.
Settings¶
View and edit general, device-independent LightBurn settings.
Note for macOS users
On macOS, Settings are accessible in the LightBurn menu, labeled as Preferences, or by pressing Cmd + ,
See Settings/Preferences for more information.
Device Settings¶
View and edit device-specific settings for the currently active device. The contents of this window vary depending on the device in use.
See Device Settings for more information.
Machine Settings¶
View and edit device parameters for lasers with supported controllers.
See MachineSettings for more information.
Get Controller Info¶
Reads firmware version and usage statistics from supported laser controllers and displays the information.
See Get Controller Info for more information.
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